Signatories to the peace agreement have made progress in the implementation of the August 2015 deal, the Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, Festus Mogae, has said.

The former Botswanan President, on Saturday presented progress report to Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile-Mariam Dessalegn, according to Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr Mogae told the Ethiopian Premier, who is also the current IGAD Chairperson the parties have made positive progress towards formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity and have reached consensus in the sharing of ministerial positions.

The South Sudan parties have also agreed to work in coordination on security matter, he added.

However, Mr Mogae indicated that the opposition has rejected the formation of 28 states by the government.

For his part, Prime Minister Dessalegn encouraged JMEC to thoroughly assess the issues of disagreement between the conflicting sides and assured the JMEC Chairman of IGAD’s full support in this effort.